U.S. v. ALLTEL Corp. and Western Wireless Corp.

Case Open Date: 
Wednesday, July 6, 2005
Case Name: 
United States v. ALLTEL Corporation and Western Wireless Corporation
Case Type: 
Civil Merger
Case Violation: 
Horizontal Merger
Market: 
Wireless telecommunications services-Rural Service AreasAfter ALLTEL's proposed acquisition of Western Wireless is consummated, the HHIs in the relevant geographic markets will range from over 3400 to almost 9700, with increases in the HHI as a result of
Industry Code: 
Cellular and Other Wireless Telecommunications
Component: 
Antitrust Division
Updated July 9, 2015